Apparel-corset.



PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

D. KOPS, APPAREL GORSBT.

APPLIOATION IILED JAILB, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

DJKOPS.

APPAREL CORSET.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 8, 1907.

2 SHEET8BHEET 2.

DANIEL KOPS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPAREL-CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed January 8, 1907. Serial No. 351,291.

To all whom, it Indy concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Kors, a citizen of the United States, residing at the bor ough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Apparel-Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

Corsets as worn upon the person are usually loosely laced at the back, that is to say, the eyelet edges are generally separated as much as two to three inches and usually two-laces are used starting at the opposite edges of the corset often not meeting but leaving a gap at the waist, at which point the small or hollow of the back is exposed and tin-supported, whereas it is de sirable that it should be supported. Furthermore, a corset should fit most snugly at the waist so as to impart not only the desired support, but that appreciable support most sought by women, and from which point of tightness the parts of the corset both above and below the waist gradually decrease in support and tension.

The object of my invention is to provide for these deficiencies, and in carrying out the same I provide devices secured to the corset at the back at the waist which directly underlie the corset and overlie the figure of the wearer. These devices are adapted to create a supporting tension independent of that of the corset lacing and are preferably located at places appreciably distant from the lacing edges and are provided with prolongations extending to the front portions of the corset and have means for securing them in place to the corset.

I preferably employ tapering straps that are similar in form and in their relation to the corset. These straps are secured to the under surface of the corset at the back at points appreciably distant from the back lacing edges of the corset, the places of attachment being between the hip curve and the center of the back. These straps draw over the figure beneath the corset between the back hip curves, over the small or hollow of the back of the figure and they hold the figure closer than it is possible with the corset, hence supporting the back where the lacing is usually loose, open or absent. These straps cross and extend through slits in the corset body forward of their places of attachment and then forward over the outer surfaces of the corset halves to places of attachment at the front. These straps fur tlier provide a thickness of flexible material between the back bones of the corset at the lacing which to a large extent prevent the bones turning edgewise in their pockets or breaking at the gap in the lacing.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the exterior of a corset embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is an elevation of a portion of the interior or underside of the corset and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section at the dotted line :0, 00,.

The halves of the corset a b are provided as usual with the lacing eyelets 0 (Z and bones c d at either side of the lacing eyelets; c and at being the laces employed. These are shown as starting from the opposite edges of the corset being laced toward the waist in the manner usually or commonly employed by the wearer of a corset and between the tied ends of which near the waist there may be more or less of an appreciable opening or gap. These laced edges are shown as appreciably separate; this degree of separation is commonly as much as two to three inches, hence the back is left somewhat unsupported and this lack of support is especially appreciable and in evidence at about the waist in the gap which comes between the tied ends of the laces. These laces may be continued so that they meet at the waist and when tension is applied thereto to give the desired support to the waist too much tension is applied to the top and bottom edges. A third lace is frequently employed at the waist line eyelets to alone give the desired support at the waist and when the requisite tension is applied thereto the flesh is usually marked and scarred by the pressure which is uncomfortable, disadvantageous and injurious to the wearer.

The front steels e f are provided with the usual fastening devices f.

I have not shown in the drawing a fabric section construction of the corset, as my invention is applicable to a corset of any fabric section, therefore illustration of the same appears to be unnecessary.

The essential feature of my invention resides in the tapering straps h t. These are usually made of fabric preferably of two thicknesses and the edges at the back are usually reinforced by strips of tape 7 which carry the larger proportion of the strain upon the tapering straps in use. These straps are connected at their bread or wider ends by the sewed lines 2 3 of attachment to the re- III) spective halves of the corset and upon and against the under surfaces thereof at places appreciably distant from the lacing edges. These sewed lines of attachment preferably come at the edges of pairs of bone pockets so that the pulling tension is absorbed by the bones and their pockets and distributed therefrom to the forward portions of the corset halves, and it is preferable to pass the ends of the tapes into the bone pockets as shown and connect the same to the fabric body by the sewing of the bone pockets. These straps cross one another and are adapted to slide by one another, conse quently it is essential to provide the slit 4 in the strap h for the strap i to pass through, and while I do not limit myself to the employment of the slit 4, I prefer to use the same.

The respective halves of the apparel corset are provided with slits 5 6 formed between over-lapping parts of the fabric body; these are made substantially on the line of draft of the tapering straps and are appreciably further distant from the lacing edges than are the sewed lines of attachment 2 3 of the straps to the halves of the corset. The narrower portions of the tapering straps h 91 pass through these slits 5 6 from the under to the outer surfaces of the corset, conse quently the free narrower ends of the tapering straps overlie the outer surfaces of the corset. In the narrower free ends of the said straps h i I have shown series of eyelets 7 8 and upon the front steels e f toward the lower ends of the same I have shown posts 9 10 over which any one of the series of eyelets 7 8 may be hooked in securing the free ends of the tapering straps for support to the halves of the corset when tension is applied to the straps. lNhile this is a convenient manner of connecting these straps to the corset I do not limit myself thereto as any means of attachment or connection may be employed without departing from my invention.

From the drawing it will be apparent that the free ends of the tapering straps hi at the series of eyelets 7 8 are given a downwardly curved configuration; this is to accommodate the line of draft of the straps at the front over the exterior of the corset and for the purpose of anchoring the tension of said straps at as low a point in front of the corset as possible, so as to produce an abdominal support and the desired flat front effect.

ln'the use of the corset and with the first adjustment of the same to the figure, it is preferable to regulate and connect the straps and the laces so that the corset is tight and snug, the laces applying the desired tension as well as the straps. In this position the wearer will appreciate and be immediately aware of the fact that the straps where they cross at the back closely hug the figure and give a support at the small of the back which is not possible to procure by means of the laces, and should be it necessary in the Wear of the corset to take up the slack of the same, it is best performed by tightening the straps previous to adjusting the laces, as in so doing the desired tension and support at the small of the back is first obtained and the support and connection of the laces afterward. This supporting function is more appreciable and apparent because of the fact that the sewed lines af attachment 2 3 of the tapering straps hi, to the under surfaces of the corset are at points appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets. In other words, these points of attachment are where the hip curve of the figure dies off into the flat of the back and between these two points the straps draw direct and close to the figure,--more so than it is possible with the halves of the corset,be cause the straps in proportion to the corset are narrow in width and do not take such an extensive vertical bearing.

1 cla m as my invention:

1. The combination with the halves of a corset, of devices secured to the under surfaces of the corset at the back at the waist and at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets and which devices directly overlie the figure of the wearer between the back hip curves and are adapted to create a support-- ing tension or pull independent of that of the corset lacing.

2. The combination with the halves of a corset, of devices secured to the under surfaces of the corset at the back at the waist at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets and which devices directly overlie the figure of the wearer between the back hip curves and are adapted to create a supporting tension or pull independent of that of the corset lacing, and prolongations of said devices extending to the front portions of the corset and means for securing the same in place.

3. The combination with the halves of a corset, of tapering straps secured at their broad and wider ends to the under surfaces of the halves of a corset at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets, said straps crossing approximately at the waist line and the small of the back and means for connecting or. anchoring the free smaller ends of the said tapering straps to the corset.

4E. The combination with the halves of a corset, of tapering straps secured at their broad and wider ends to the under surfaces of the halves of a corset at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets, said straps crossing approximately at the waist line and the small of the back, andslits in the halves of the corset at places still further distant from the lacing eyelets through which the narrower free ends of said straps pass and extend over-the outer surface of the corset,

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and means for connecting or anchoring said free ends of said straps to the halves of a corset.

5. The combination with the halves of a corset, of tapering straps secured at their broad and wider ends to the under surfaces of the halves of a corset at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets, said straps crossing approximately at the Waist line and the small of the back, a slit in one of said tapering straps through which the other strap passes so that the tapering straps may cross and draw in line, and slits in the fabric body of the corset at places still further distant from the lacing eyelets through which the narrower free ends of the straps pass to the outer surfaces of said corset halves and means for connecting or anchoring the free ends of said straps to the corset body.

6. The combination with the halves of a corset, of tapering straps secured at their broad and wider ends to the under surfaces of the halves of a corset at places appreciably distant from the lacing eyelets, said straps crossing approximately at the waist line and the small of the back, a slit in one of said tapering straps through which the other strap passes so that the tapering straps maycross and draw in line, and slits in the fabric body of the corset at places still farther distant from the lacing eyelets through which the narrower free ends of the straps pass to the outer surfaces of said corset halves and series of eyelets in the free ends of said tapering straps and posts connected to the front steels toward their lower ends and by which means the free ends of said straps are connected or anchored to a corset.

Signed by me this 28th day of December DANIEL KOPS. WVitnesses:

(3120. T. PINOKNEY, E. ZACHARIASEN. 

